It now seems to be the unlucky days for cement companies. A lot of factories have incurred big debts. Especially, the accounts payable by Vicem, the “eldest brother” in the industry, in 2012 would be 4700 billion dong.

Biking through Viet Nam's central coastal provinces on backroads is an interesting way to explore beautiful landscapes and traditional life during the summer holidays.

Some athletes did not return home after overseas training courses to become illegal workers. It is said that Vietnam’s sport is poor, Vietnamese athletes are poor. Yes, athletes are poor but are Vietnam’s sports really poor?

Attending parties through the night, being keen on gambling, “addicted to laptops” and earning money by serving as kept women--all have become the new lifestyles of a part of Vietnamese students nowadays.

VietNamNet Bridge – This is the time for mountain-ebony flowers (hoa ban), a symbol of Vietnam’s northwestern region but you can enjoy the beauty of hoa ban on Bac Son Road, Hanoi.

Dozens of people gather to play guitars and sing at Ly Thai To Square in downtown Ha Noi on Sunday afternoons.

Thai people in North Western Vietnam have a unique and delicious dish of fresh water fish indispensable at their traditional weddings.

VietNamNet Bridge – An engineer who is also a war invalid spent three years to manufacture a small helicopter in his garage, at the cost of VND200 million ($10,000).

The private firm Cong Ly Construction-Trading-Tourism Co. is seeking the HCMC government’s permission to develop a large-scale wind power project in the outlying district of Can Gio’s Can Thanh Town.

Thanh Hoa secured an impressive victory in round 12 of the national V-League by defeating Dong Thap 4-0 on their home turf yesterday.

The unbalanced distribution of pharmacists between urban and rural areas is hindering the development of the country's pharmaceutical industry, according to reports from medical departments.

After first touching a piano at the age of four, and nearly ten years later--Hoang Pham Tra Mi now owns a big collection of prizes from many international piano competitions. She is among the ten most outstanding young people of Vietnam in 2011.

Viet Nam's Nguyen Tien Minh has been seeded No 4 at the Australian Grand Prix Gold which will start tomorrow in Sydney.

The General Statistics Office (GSO) estimated that the number of internet users in Viet Nam declined by 500,000 this month to stand at 32.1 million.

Inflation dominated the discussion at the two-day Government meeting in Ha Noi over the weekend, but at the press conference immediately following, the hottest topic was extra fees for vehicles in congested cities.

More foreign capital has been poured into the stock market recently, which, in the eyes of analysts, could be seen as the sign showing foreign investors’ optimism about Vietnamese stocks.

Founded in Singapore, the KinderWorld Education Group established international primary schools under the brand name of Singapore International School in Hanoi and HCM City in 2004. 

VietNamNet Bridge – The key for the strategy to develop the Mekong Delta is regional association. However, when every man is for himself, this region lacks a common power to overcome difficulties.

Foreign businesses seek opportunities in Vietnam; Bank learn to look after number one; Funds find opportunities in crisis; Vietnam largest cement company under investigation for embezzlement

The Viet Nam Automobile Manufacturers' Association (VAMA) says it anticipates sales of its member companies to fall by 20 per cent this year as a result of high registration tax and many other fees.

The unsatisfactory result of FDI in the first quarter of 2011 is not enough to prove that the FDI is in the decline in Vietnam. However, this should be seen as an early warning about the urgency of the new measures to more effectively attract FDI.

Mekong River Delta farmers, once again, ignored the advice of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) on restricting the low grade rice growing area. Why did they think nothing of the state management agency’s opinions?

Wandering around crowded streets in Hanoi, you cannot miss the simple but unique xích lô (cyclo) which has been a familiar means of transportation for almost a century and become an indispensable part of the character of Hanoi.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of Vietnamese antiques from the 18th to 19th centuries and hundreds of Cham cultural items are exhibited at the Chu Lai Museum in the central province of Quang Nam.

The central city of Da Nang will subsidise the cost of motorbike helmets for residents as a measure to curb traffic accident injuries and fatalities, the chairman of the municipal People's Committee, Van Huu Chien, said yesterday.